Adam Steven, a young collage graduate. After nearly four years studying in collage, Adam had finally began to persuade his long-life goal to become a successful novel writer. One could say that he started pretty solid, but it turned out to be a slippery slope into becoming that one guy who question about his life every day, lamenting over his countless failures.

Today was just another day for Adam, looking for idea while stretching his head in front of his computer displaying nothing but empty sheet of Microsoft word document paper. Just last night, Adam received a call from his Editor-in-charge, informing him that this will be his last chance to get on his feet and produce a successful piece of work. Naturally, Adam is now on his pits end, unable to come out with anything worthy of readers' attention.

He had considered going outside, walking on a park, or maybe randomly stroll around the mall looking for inspiration. But none so far had actually help him in achieving so.

"........."

The dimly light room had became his nest for the entire week. He couldn't really recall the time when he go outside for some fresh air, actually. In matter of fact, all he remember of outside world was how the mini-market nearby his apartment is lacking variety of goods he's looking for.

His eyes feels heavy, and the smell of unwashed tableware he used for the past three days is simply unbearable. It was then Adam decided to finally break his shell and go outside.

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Cloudless sky and crowded street. The heat of sun was enough to instantly squeeze sweats out of Adam, but the intensity of busy crowds on the street was amazing in this near-summer season. People go back and forth, left, right, up, and down. It might confuses newcomers, but it's a regular sight for the resident of this city. The shopping district of the city was even more chaotic, located right nearby the residential area and the station. It's a popular place for people to stop by and release some steam. Mostly visited by teenager at day, although trend tend to change from time to time.

Fortunately, Adam had already have a destination in mind. Not long ago, his Editor recommend him to go to a certain cafe in this shopping district. His Editor didn't really point out what makes the cafe so great, but it was enough to catch Adam's attention. Oddly named in Germany, the cafe is named Weiße Katze (Weiss Katze ; White Cat) but most people call it Wei, for whatever reason. Adam don't seem to keen about it.

Entertaining the second floor of the building, he finally arrive to the cafe and greeted by a waitress wearing cat-ear accessory. Fortunately or not, she did not end her sentence with cat-like suffix. At least that somewhat explain the "cat" part of their name. While clearly taken aback by the odd welcome, Adam actually pretty impressed by the interior of the cafe. The wall is lightly colored in blue color, perfect for relaxation. Most furniture inside the cafe appear to be made of wood and crafted nicely with edge-less corners. And most of all, air conditioner. Truly the gem of modern technology he wanted to say, but he simply keep the idea deep beneath his delighted expression.

"What is your order, dear customer?"

The cat-eared waitress politely ask as she pass the menu to Adam. Waitress or maid, I wonder he thought for a moment there.

"A cup of coffee as starter I suppose, Blue Mountain"

"One Blue Mountain, coming right up"

The waitress respond and hurriedly return to the counter where she repeat the order she just received.

While waiting for his order to arrive, Adam decides to scroll his eyes around the cafe, in look for some interesting fella. First of all, the cafe is pretty crowded, as expected from famous place to say the least. Some notable individuals in the cafe includes a fairly-young woman wearing a suit, drinking her cup of coffee alongside a plate of pancake while diligently write on her laptop with one hand. Pretty unusual sight to see in place such as this. The other notable individual meanwhile is a guy wearing a leather jacket sloppily trying to find a nice comfortable position to sit while appear to be waiting for his order to arrive.

Interesting cafe, Adam simply thought that time.

Yuri Mikazuki, a freshman high school student, she is a regular customer in the Weiss Cat Cafe; her family are one of the cafe's fund raisers and activists. A girl who always find herself into dire situations be it in the crowd, simply state it; that she strives for adventure and something out of this world.

She had been skipping classes for the past few weeks yet still get good grades. Yuri produces a successful piece of work, naturally through subversion of studying ahead and "cramming" early, although it's not the best method; she still do it in order to get things that relate to academics out of the way so she can have her peace of mind and have fun. The energetic girl is always outside, sleeping over a friend's house, cousin's house, and even have the luxury to sleep in a hotel, penthouse of course.

Today, Yuri expected something unexpected to happen. As she is in the Weiss Cat Cafe; she went to the toilet to wash her face, and afterwards, her seat was taken. She notices a man with brown hair and to top it off, he ordered Blue Mountain; the last stock of coffee she wanted. Blue Mountain is Weiss Cat's Cafe famous coffee of all time.

No other choice. She have to share her table with the man. The butler came.

"Fräulein." Equipped with a smile on his face. "I apologize for the inconvenience but as you know, this is only the place where everyone can find the Weiss Cat Cafe, so kindly understand and share yout table with Ehrenmann." The butler despite looking like he's from asia, he is in fact german. He has a strong german accent as he uses two words just now, Fraulein means young lady and Ehrenman means gentleman. Yuri frowned up inside. "COME ON GERALD! This is my favorite spot! Everybody knows it!" Instead of the inside, she frowned up outside.

Gerald is the name of the Butler. "Sorry, fraulein but there is no other way~" He said while he delivers others orders.

Yuri shares her table with the man. The waitress comes back with the blue mountain and greeted Yuri.

"Fraulein! Who is this Ehrenman? Is he your boyfriend?" She asked teasingly but Yuri glared back.

"Aha... anyways your order is here~ One Jumbo Orange-Caramel Parfait for you and Blue Mountain Coffee for the gentleman." She delivers it to them, graciously, she enjoys her job.

"Thank you Alice and make it two jumbo parfait." She thanked the cat waitress, and the cat waitress leaves them as she does circus like stunts to go to other customers and tend to their needs. "No problemo, Fraulein~"

Yuri melancholy stares at the young man. As each stare means first impressions to her, little does she know she's making a scene for the fact that she is each time getting closer and closer to the young man like as if they were about to kiss.

"Who are you? What are you doing here in my favorite spot, it says Yuri only." Her voice sounds upbeat, mean intonation based on emotion/mood but at the same time she calmed down. "Heh, I'd normally say that to those who hate on Blue Mountain but you're an exception Kaffee Mann." She smirked. Her German doesn't sound fit the accent, Yuri is a foreigner.

Meanwhile a Policeman is sitting afar, "YO, I've seen enough porn for one day." He mumbles to himself.

Adam hadn't expect a company, much less such arrogant-sounding teenage girl. Considering how packed this cafe were, such event are given to say the less. However being yelled like this was not really what he had in mind.

"Adam Steven"

He shortly answered. As a fine young adult, Adam is more or less accustomed with human socialization. But as one can see, he seems to be in trouble commencing verbal interaction with her. As to calm down his nervousness, mostly due to shock, Adam took the first slip of the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee he had just ordered. It tested quite smooth and mild it taste, it exhibits a bright and vibrant yet smooth acidity, a clean taste with virtually no bitterness, and a bold yet sparkling aroma with a profusion of floral notes and sweet herbal and nutty overtones.

"......"

There was a silent for a moment as he slowly drink his order. But as a grown man, Adam felt the responsibility to smooth this conversation, if one can call it that. As far as it goes, all he got was getting yelled for simply "being there". It seemed it won't work out that easily, at least from his perspective.

"Well, to put meaning to this interesting course of fate, I say pleasant to meet you."

A pause. Well, talking to stranger, a girl up to boot, was not that easy hurdle to pass. Adam tries his best to speak the lines he manage to recall from some novel he read not long ago.

"So, are you willing to spare some time telling me a story? I'm craving for some tales actually."

As awkward as it sound, it is his true desire. And from what he knows, girls love talking, so this is the best move he can manage.

Opposites are amusing when together. There was a silent for a moment yet Yuri's aura streak is strong as she devours her parfait. Unlike the composed Adam, Yuri is lacking of manners and full of impulse. As far as this goes, all she got was getting a cute young man taking her seat and feels like he is a stalker or something. To her, it seemed it will work out easily pissing him off and the seat is all hers, at least from her perspective.

"Yuri Mikazuki. I got stories, well most would say it's fictional but I would say it's real!" Talking with her mouthful while eating jumbo parfait. As shameless as it sound, it is her true desire. She knows, boys love things that arouse them, so this is the best move she can make, if you have good listeners, make them your followers. Meeting this guy feels like she is getting some true follower because nobody else is following her footsteps.

She doesn't pause while talking rather she rarely does. While at it she makes ridiculous references and hand gestures. Mentioning stories like a man with a floating head walking at night, Walpurgisnacht, Collection of Books that bring the unreal to reality, and all of the ridiculous tales she mentions. "AND THEN!" She grabs him by the tie and quickly hid under the table with him. "You know.. some says that this cafe is haunted or rather a gathering of magicians alike-- to whom whatever activities they are doing; it's your first time here in the cafe... you should wonder why the employees are able to serve orders in a ridiculous amount of time...." While Yuri sounded serious, to others she is just a girl with mental problems about fiction and reality.

Then she lets go of him with a big smile. "Nah, who cares! Maybe you can write a story about me! ME, YURI! A foreign girls fantastic happenings in such foreign country! That makes me an alien! HECK PRETTY MUCH WE'RE ALL ALIENS! You're an alien, he's an alien! Everybody is an alien!" And so it begins....

Just beside them, an office lady and a lazy man sharing a table looked at each other. "Hey.. you heard that? I'm an alien, you're an alien. Are we related?" He teased. "No, you idiot! You're the alien here!" And then they start bickering.

Adam silently listen to the chaotic story of a girl in front of him. Luckily or not, the girl was willing to cooperate with him in story-making, but her story was far beyond what he had expected. If this woman have a talent, "being full of surprises" should be one of them. Adam thought she would at least ask why he wanted to hear his story first, but she went straight telling about her delusions, as one will simply call it that.

Not just her stories, her behavior is beyond unpredictable. All of the sudden she grab his tie and pulled him down under the table. Really, I wanted to see the face of her parents, Adam thought for a moment. However, her stories, as cliched as it is, it still possess some short of novelty in it. Thinking as such, Adam pulled out his notebook and start taking notes.

After a while, Adam climb up to his seat and took another slip of his coffee. Magic cafe huh, his writer-soul start burning up. The talk continue, for most of the time Yuri-girl is the one who speak the most, but after finding the right time to speak, Adam took the initiative and start directing the conversation to his favor.

"A magician cafe huh. Sounds interesting. A Magician headquarters, disguising themselves as harmless cafe, but in fact they're group of magician came from other world. Indeed, this place are magical alright"

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*twitch*


The owner of Weiße Katze, Felicia Sandoval was enjoying her tranquil wiping freshly washed glasses and lined them on the counter. It was then she heard a quite intriguing conversation from her customers. It was a considerably young pair of guy and girl with the guy being slightly older than the girl. While the guy appear to be a first-comer, the girl meanwhile is a regular customer of the cafe.

Several seconds later, one of her employee, Allison Weaver, the cat-eared waitress approached her and whispered something to her.

This is not good, Felicia then raised both of her hand and...

*clap*

The entire cafe turned pure white in an instant.

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Adam didn't know what happened after that. He did recall he had a conversation with a girl named Yuri-something not long ago. His vision went blank for a moment, from pure white to pure black. As if all of his senses were cut, all Adam felt was emptiness. It's not warm nor cold, it just... blank. Like a pure void. That single moment of nothingness felt like eternity.

"U..gh... wa...t.. happened...?"

His mouth was dry, as if he hadn't drink anything for the entire day. It took him a while to notice that his wrist are tied together behind his back. To be precise, he is tied onto a chair, most likely the same one he sat on not long ago. After his eyes finally adapt to the new environment, what he sees are...

A group of people in robe.

And then it turned pure white, like in every movie --- there is a moment of silence and right of passage to see if one is worthy to pass and become a being like no other. In Yuri's mind, this is an opportunity for she have had watched a lot of magician shows, read a lot magician novels and if indeed it bares similarities to this situation, then she is at luck and grace that this opportunity is hers. No one can tell how Yuri felt when all the weird and crazy things happened that moment but if we were to describe what she is feeling, it is none other than feeling being alive. To some, they can't comprehend such happening but to those who are like Yuri, it is a blessing from above and such paradise is meant to rejoice on.

"Shānnarō!" Yuri exclaimed her belief in her mother language. To some people, it's like she is chanting a spell. A word Sakura Haruno from Naruto always shouts out when she's pissed or extremely excited. Which in this case, Yuri adapted it as her own quote because she is a big fan of the franchise. This is a Japanese slang that does not get used in everyday language but is instead (very rarely) found in manga/anime. It is a corruption of joudan ja nai yo (冗談じゃないよ) which is a colloquial term literally meaning "this is not a joke" and can be loosely interpreted as: "stop kidding around", "don't fool yourself", "stop messing around", "you got to be kidding me", "yeah, right".

To her excitement that couldn't contain; she started screaming in the inside and sighed. "I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG!" She said with full of confidence. "What are you gonna do about it, Damned Witch! Please tell me you're gonna erase Adam's memory and my memory because of witnessing the truth. I guess so.. but you should know I am a master of German Suplex and Blitzkrieg and I will...." And then Yuri does weird motions and patterns of martial arts that looks like it but to her doing, it is amateur and with the epic fail she executed, she slipped and nearly sprained her ankle and her notebook that is colored black fell on the floor, it does look ominous!

Apparently girls are better in this kind of situation, well, at least this girl in particular. While clearly being surprised, her excitement was that of a teenage girl in a famous band concert. Well, at least the "teenage girl" part is true. Adam meanwhile stay silent, trying to observe the situation in hand. To say the least, they were kidnapped by these mysterious fella for unknown reason. Trying to tickle their patience might be a unwise move to make.

"......"

Actually, no need to worry about that. If that was indeed the case, this Yuri girl had already set her foot on a landmine. The robed group then direct their attention towards the book that fell from Yuri's pocket. One of them pick up the book and read it.

"......!"

Adam was completely clueless of what written in the book, but he pretty convinced that it's hardly decent by any means. But the robed group's reaction state otherwise. However Adam couldn't read their face due to their hoods hiding their face. "Could it be she" "But isn't she" "Isn't she just a legend?" "No, no, that is..." clear enough they start whispering to each other. Luckily it didn't took long for them to conclude their discussion.

*woosh*

A strong gust of wind flutters, and the three robed people reveal their faces. Familiar faces to say the least. A fairly young girl wearing a cat-ear accessory, a emerald-eyed man, and a pink-haired woman. They were the Weise Katze employees. It was then, Adam open his mouth.

"Okay, what is this? Some kind of attraction for newcomers I suppose?"

That was the first thing that comes to mind. However, the three did not answer. Instead they were on the knee, bowing to them, or to be precise, to Yuri.

"We beg your forgiveness, Madam...--"

The next word coming out from their mouth was beyond what Adam could ever imagine. What the heck is this farce?, he shouted deep inside.

Yuri laughed out loud; intimidation works as planned more like she did not expect this to happen as all of them bow down to her like as if she is the God of Cafe or some royal kid who is crowned as Queen. Yuri is flattered and snaps her fingers.

The book is 300 pages. Three hundred pages of astonishing reveals such as Black Arts, Living Magic, Life and Death Magic, Demonic Rituals, Holy Magic, Demons, Goblins, Monsters, Unexplained phenomena and entities unexplained.

She smirked. "It's only natural that I forgive you. If I don't, I'm as cruel as Vlad the Impaler." Putting up an intimidating act as usual.

"That's right my friends. It is I......the so called legendary magician, Raven Aldehyde the daughter of Minerva Aldehyde; the witch of the red. I have been reincarnating for centuries and as of now, I lack magic power. Rejoice, my fellow descendants and followers. I have come to free you!"

The cafe employees(?) trembles in fear as they bowed in front of Yuri. At that moment, Adam had given up on everything. This is a farce indeed. He won't be surprised if there is a camera hiding somewhere. Feeling relaxed, and disappointed in the same time, Adam let out a collective sigh.

"I don't care anymore, just untie me now."

Adam purposely use the word "me" instead of "us", thinking the Yuri girl might also be part of this nonsense. But right before they about to answer, the exit door suddenly burst open, and enters a slim young up running in a hurry.

"Owner, bad news, Medusa.... she broke free!"

He reported. Medusa, certainly a familiar name, but only as a fictional character to Adam.

"Oh come on, I'm not one of them!" Yuri anticipates what Adam is thinking. "You mean us?"

The Cafe Owner snaps her fingers thus untying Adam and the remaining binds on Yuri. "This will do." She sighed looking at her wrist watch and. She felt like this is something that is a long time coming, centuries state that a chosen one will lead them to a new era for.....

"Your majesty." She touches both the palms of Yuri and Adam, giving them magic power and unlock their reserves. "Please... there's no time to explain. O great wizards please, save our town." The owner begged the both of them. Tremors are felt outside as the white void is no longer present, everyone was screaming outside as the Medusa havoc.

"I dunno what power I have but I bet it's OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" She screams at the top of her voice and a white void appears again, this time sending the both of them on the top of the head of the monster. "Did it work?"
@Madani

Fate? Probably.

Pure coincidence? Maybe.

It never occurred to the man known as Adam Steven that his single decision to drag his feet to that certain strangely named cafe would change his entire life. Under the star of fate, as one may call it that, Adam met a girl named Yuri Mikazuki. To him she's one hell of a weird girl, completely carefree of the world and everything else. After short period of time he spend with her, that image of her still don't change, and it might never will.

"I shouldn't have open that door"

The biggest mistake he ever made. Once you enter, you wouldn't know what will happen. Being caught in the chaos it has to offer, Adam felt unspoken sensation around his body. As if being sucked into strange mysterious void wasn't enough, his body transform into the shape and size he himself wouldn't even imagine. A lion, will be the most accurate way to describe his current form. As for why he turned into one is a mystery to him. However, that's not all. Right under his two legs, or four as it is now, was the head of the enemy the supposed to defeat.

"Medusa..."

Adam had heard of the name before, a famous legend. One of the three sisters in Greek mythology(?) with the power to turn people into stone, she was slain by the great hero Hercules and use her power to defeat the mighty Minotaur. Just few hours ago, Adam was scratching his head in front of the computer trying to write a story and moments later he got caught up in this mess. What are the odds?

Standing right next to him was Yuri Mikazuki, a girl who supposedly just as confused as him. But no, much less than that, it seemed she's enjoying all of this. As if this stage was made for her. No, it's them.

(That door... is a Pandora box)

Once open, all disaster within shall eat the whole world. Their battle had just begun, but this is the end of their story. This is...

Just another ordinary day in Weiße Katze.